Ticket and data management
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1. A locator comprising:
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a memory configured to store location data;
a locator circuitry coupled to the processor and configured to receive and process signals related to the location of a utility line; and
a visual data input device coupled to the processor and configured to receive visual data, wherein the processor is adapted to reconfigure the location data based on the visual data.
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Abstract
A locator including a processor; a memory configured to store location data; a locator circuitry coupled to the processor and configured to receive and process signals related to the location of a utility line; and a visual data input device coupled to the processor and configured to receive visual data, wherein the processor is adapted to reconfigure the location data based on the visual data.
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33 Claims
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1. A locator comprising:
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a processor;
a memory configured to store location data;
a locator circuitry coupled to the processor and configured to receive and process signals related to the location of a utility line; and
a visual data input device coupled to the processor and configured to receive visual data, wherein the processor is adapted to reconfigure the location data based on the visual data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A ticket management system comprising:
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a network;
an external database adapted to store ticket data and transmit ticket data to the network; and
a locator device adapted to receive ticket data from the network, wherein the locator device processes image data relating to a location of a utility line, reconfigures the ticket data based on the processed data, and communicates the reconfigured ticket data to the network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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14. (canceled)
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25. A method for reconfiguring ticket data at a locator, the method comprising:
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storing location data at a memory;
capturing an image corresponding to a location of a utility line;
processing data based on the image; and
reconfiguring the location data based on the processed data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A locator comprising:
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a processor;
a memory adapted to store location data a locator circuitry coupled to the processor and adapted to receive and process signals related to the location of a utility line; and
a visual data input device coupled to the processor and adapted to receive visual data, wherein the processor is adapted to reconfigure the location data to include the visual data.
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33. An apparatus for reconfiguring ticket data at a locator, the method comprising:
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means for storing location data at a memory;
means for capturing an image corresponding to a location of a utility line;
means for processing data based on the image; and
means for reconfiguring the location data based on the processed data.
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